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Posted: **16 Feb 2010 21:07**

Hello,

I'm trying to embed a VLC player in a python application based on PyQt4. Currently, I'am able to display a video using VLC Python bindings but only in a separate windows (title: VLC Direct3D output) with the following code:

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import sys
from PyQt4 import Qt
import vlc
app = Qt.QApplication(sys.argv)
video = Qt.QWidget()
video.setMinimumSize(300, 300)
path="xxx"
instance=vlc.Instance()
media=instance.media_new(path)
player=instance.media_player_new()
player.set_media(media)

#Is it correct? Without these 2 lines I get a separate video display otherwise I see nothing...
hwnd = video.winId().__hex__()
player.set_hwnd(hwnd);

player.play()
video.show()

app.exec_()

Any idea why this does not work?

Thanks!

Posted: **17 Feb 2010 18:06**

I have the same problem.

Plus: the input in Direct 3D window is not forwarded to libvlc neither is used as hotkey

Posted: **05 Aug 2010 11:29**

Dear all,

it seems that this is still an unsolved issue. I have exactly the same behaviour right now.

Here is the code I use

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import sys
import sys
from PyQt4 import Qt
import vlc
app = Qt.QApplication(sys.argv)
video = Qt.QWidget()
video.setMinimumSize(300, 300)
path="test"
instance=vlc.Instance()
media = instance.media_new(path)
player=instance.media_player_new()
player.set_media(media)
player.play()
video.show()
app.exec_()

An extra VLC Direct3D Output window is displayed in which the video is running. What do I have to change to display it directly in the widget?

Thank you in advance for your help.
dvdjimmy

Posted: **05 Aug 2010 11:54**

I found a solution. The Problem is, that you have to tell VLC to which window it should render. Just add these two lines to your code and it works fine.

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hwnd = int(video.winId())
player.set_hwnd(hwnd)

Its very important that you convert the winId() to int. Otherwise it will not work!!

Happy coding..

dvdjimmy

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